Tenable (TENB) Competitors

Tenable (NASDAQ:TENB) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media favor TENB or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 70 more articles in the media than Tenable. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for CrowdStrike and 15 mentions for Tenable. Tenable's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat CrowdStrike's score of 0.76 indicating that Tenable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenable	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	37 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TENB or CRWD?

CrowdStrike has higher revenue and earnings than Tenable. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tenable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tenable	$900.02M	4.11	-$36.30M	-$0.37	-82.65
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	26.64	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-612.48

Which has more volatility & risk, TENB or CRWD?

Tenable has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TENB or CRWD more profitable?

CrowdStrike has a net margin of -4.17% compared to Tenable's net margin of -4.74%. CrowdStrike's return on equity of 0.43% beat Tenable's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenable	-4.74%	-3.32%	-0.76%
CrowdStrike	-4.17%	0.43%	0.17%

Do analysts rate TENB or CRWD?

Tenable currently has a consensus target price of $41.06, suggesting a potential upside of 34.28%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $464.37, suggesting a potential upside of 9.88%. Given Tenable's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tenable is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenable	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TENB or CRWD?

89.1% of Tenable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Tenable shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CrowdStrike beats Tenable on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.